Pin #1 : Chinese Chicken Stir Fry

On Pinterest my 'Yum! Things to eat' pinboard boasts more than 200 yummy recipe pins.

How many of those recipes have I actually tried?

A handful, but if I'm being honest, the number is probably still in the single digits.

So Tuesday night, with the guilt of ordering pizza for dinner last night still fresh, and in an effort to avoid several rounds of the seemingly inevitable dinner-time battle of: 'well, what do you want?' I went to my pin board for pinspiration. And pinspiration I got!

Inspired, but still not feeling entirely ambitious, I opted for this easy one-pot meal: Chinese Chicken Stir Fry recipe (copied below directly from The Cookin' Chicks blog).

Ingredients:

3 chicken breasts, cut into cubes
1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 stalks of celery, chopped
3 skinned carrots
1/2 white onion, diced
Handful of Sugar Snap Peas
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp lemon juice
Dash of salt and pepper
Red Pepper Flakes

Directions:Chop up all veggies, except for the peas. Cut up chicken breasts and lightly season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat a skillet on medium high and add about 1 tbsp olive oil. Add in veggies and saute for about 3 minutes. Add chicken, soy sauce, lemon juice, and a few shakes of red pepper flakes. Cook for about 15 minutes, or until chicken is completely cooked through. Enjoy! 

First off, this recipe scored extra points for taking less than 30 minutes start to finish.  Even better, I had almost all of these ingredients on hand.  The Cookin' Chicks original post doesn't mention how many servings this will make, but from what I yielded I'd say it serves 4-6, depending on what sides you're serving (and how hungry your guests are).

Despite my boyfriends protests ("Those are grits!") I served this with couscous which provided a nice balance.  I used my go-to (Near East brand couscous in a box) because it tastes delicious and takes less than 10 minutes to prep, cook and plate.

I love that this recipe is loaded with fresh, whole foods, uses no oil and has a great light-but-hearty balance that's perfect for summer meals. I will definitely be making this one again, with little-to-no modifications.

30 minutes - start...

...to finish!